Surprising Facts About India
By Radiocity Team
Published May 05, 2025
India Has a Floating Post Office
Located in Srinagar on Dal Lake, it`s the only floating post office in the world — and yes, it delivers!
Mawsynram Is the Wettest Place on Earth
This village in Meghalaya receives the highest average annual rainfall globally — even more than rainforests.
India Invented Shampoo
The word "shampoo" comes from the Sanskrit word champu, meaning to massage. Ancient Indians used natural herbs and oils.
Kumbh Mela Is Visible from Space
This massive religious gathering is so vast that satellite images have captured it. In 2011, 75 million people attended!
India Has a Temple for Rats
Karni Mata Temple in Rajasthan is home to over 25,000 revered rats called "kabbas"—and" they’re considered sacred.
The World’s Only Magnetic Hill
In Ladakh, there’s a gravity-defying hill where cars appear to roll uphill when parked in neutral — an optical illusion or something more?
India Is Home to the Lonar Crater Lake
Formed by a meteor impact over 50,000 years ago, this rare alkaline and saline lake in Maharashtra baffles geologists.
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